Bleskensgraaf
Sign in to saveBleskensgraaf is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Molenlanden, and lies about 10 km northeast of Dordrecht. It has an area of 1272 hectares. On 1 January 2009 Bleskensgraaf and Hofwegen had 2797 inhabitants in 936 residences.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bleskensgraaf ca
- Region
- Zuid-Holland
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 2,800
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bleskensgraaf
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- nl
- Settlement.image_map
- LocatieGraafstroom.png
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- Map NL - Graafstroom - Bleskensgraaf.png
- Settlement.map_caption1
- The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Bleskensgraaf in the former municipality of Graafstroom.
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- Location in the Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- South Holland
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of the Netherlands
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- South Holland
- Population
- +1167
- Area
- +12.7
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
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Bleskensgraaf is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Molenlanden, and lies about 10 km northeast of Dordrecht. It has an area of 1272 hectares. On 1 January 2009 Bleskensgraaf and Hofwegen had 2797 inhabitants in 936 residences.
Until 1855, Bleskensgraaf was a separate municipality. In 1855 the heerlijkheid or seigniory Bleskensgraaf and the heerlijkheid or seigniory 'Hofwegen' merged into one municipality named 'Bleskensgraaf and Hofwegen'. In 1986 it became the new municipality Graafstroom together with 6 adjacent towns. The town hall of Graafstroom was located in Bleskensgraaf. From 2013 Graafstroom was part of Molenwaard, till 2019 when it merged into Molenlanden.